Eld. Leon Hannah

HANNAH, Eld. Leon - Age 83, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2013 at Kith Haven Nursing Home. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at Guiding Light/Adams Memorial Church Of God In Christ, G-5230 Detroit St. 48505, with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Supt. Victor Adams officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Eld. Hannah will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Eld. Leon Hannah was born on April 12, 1930 in Atkins, Arkansas, the son of Leonard and Ella Hannah. He served in the U.S. Army during the time of the Korean War, where he was very proud to defend his country. Eld. Hannah relocated to Flint where he met and married Clydia Kimbrough in 1957 and was married 52 years until her passing in 2009. He worked for 42 years for Chevrolet Manufacturing, a division of General Motors retiring in 1992 and was a member fo UAW Local #659. Eld. Hannah gave his life to the Lord in 1959 under the leadership of Eld. James Markham. In 1966, he along with his wife, helped co-found Mt. Zion C.O.G.I.C. with Eld. Elmer Toles and his wife, Sister Helen Toles. He gave service to the Lord by being Sunday School Superintendent, District Chairman of the Alpha District in the Great Lakes Jurisdiction under the late Bishop Cleveland Landis Anderson, Jr. He led the Youth Department for many years and served on the Ordination Board under Bishop A.M. Smith, Michigan Great Lakes 2nd Jurisdiction. After the passing of Eld. Elmer Totes; Eld. Hannah became Pastor of Mt. Zion C.O.G.I.C. and served for 28 years until his health began to fail and passed the baton to his eldest son, Pastor Charles Brown. He loved serving the Lord and talked about the Lord until the end. He was best known as “The Walking Bible.” Eld. Hannah leaves to cherish in his memory: 2 daughters, Darlynda Hardnett of Flint and Stacey (Gerron) Haynes of Mt. Morris, MI; 4 sons, Pastor Charles (Angelita) Brown of Mt. Morris, MI, Robert (Rabekka) Hannah of Los Banos, CA, Gary (Lawanda) Hardnett and Darryl (Sharecca) Hardnett, all of Flint; 27 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Dorsella Reynolds of Roswell, GA and Bettye Harris of Flint; brother, George Hannah of Mt. Morris, MI; cousin, Virvel Hill of Los Angeles, CA; a host of other relatives and friends including special friend, Mrs. Lillie Hayman. Eld. Hannah was preceded in death by his wife, Clydia Hannah; son, Eddie Hardnett; parents, Leonard and Ella Hannah; brother, Joe Nathan Hannah. The family would like to express special thanks to his sister, Bettye Harris, grandsons, Kevin and Darell Brown; daughter-in-law, Angelita Brown; niece, Doina Austin; the staffs of Kith Haven, IQD Assisted Living, Genesee Gardens and Prestige Pointe.

Eld. Leon Hannah

April 12, 1930 - November 16, 2013